Adelynrood is Opening for Summer
Good news! Adelynrood, the Companions’ retreat and conference center in northeastern Massachusetts, is reopening for its summer season! We’re excited to launch a new website for Adelynrood, https://adelynrood.org.
Widening Our Membership Criteria
When we moved to our retirement community in Concord, NH, just as the pandemic was beginning, one woman became quickly recognizable, even hidden behind a mask, because she often wears an Adelynrood shirt.
Portrait of a Poetry Workshop
Something many Companions seem to have in common is the creative impulse, whether practiced professionally, as dedicated amateurs, or trying something new for fun. Sharon Klander, Texas Companion, led our December Workshop, and Nicki Bourne, New Hampshire/Vermont Companion, was one
Holy Cross Day: A Special Feast Day for Companions
It is Holy Cross Day, 2021. Companions celebrate this occasion at Adelynrood, our beloved home base and retreat center, with a procession to what we call the “Great Cross.” It stands on a granite outcropping, reminding us who we are
Mechthild of Magdeburg: Leaping into Love
Mystic, visionary, artist of transcendent word imagery, self-described “unruly woman of God” – Mechthild of Magdeburg has a voice that soars with radiance across the 800 years since she was alive.